Guide for the current supply cable of electric irons



June so, 1931. c, DRUPPEL 1;812,518

GUIDE FOR THE CURRENT SUPPLY CABLE OF ELECTRIC IRONS Filed May 10. 1929 Patented June 30, 1931 l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 01.1111: nnurrnn, or norrnor, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR 'r'o nnnnnsnn comma, or

' meanness-GERMANY GUIDE FOR THE CURRENT SUI'ZPLY CABLE F ELECTRIC IRONS Application filed Mayit), 1929, Serial No. 362,054, and in Germany June 30, 1927.

The invention concerns a device for guida spring 73 which is extended beyond the fixing the currentsupply cable of electric irons. ing point g and is so bent that it can serve as Its object is to prevent the cable coming to a gripping device 71 for the cable 6. The lie on the linen during ironing, soiling it and free end of the cable 6 is fitted with a plug it being a hindrance to the work; its object is bywhich the iron can be connected up to a 55 further to prevent the cable getting under the current supply. hot iron during ironing because in this way The way in which the device described the insulation of the cable'might easily be- Operates, is as follows: Before the ironing injured and short circuit be caused in the is begun the table'clamp g is fixed to the 10 lead; finally it aims at preventing any pull ironing table, then the iron a is pulled away 66 being exerted during ironing on the plug from the table clamp to the extent to which contact in the wall, by too wide a sweep of the iron is to reach when ironing; In this the iron, because in that case the wire ends position of the iron the cable 6 projecting in the plug contact get loose and a short cirout of the spiral spring 0? is pressed into the cuit may also result. I gripping device 2' by this means the plug 5 This object is secured according to the inis, mounted at the end of the cable 6, is reventionby placing the cablein an elastic lieved of the pull of the iron so that the ends guide tube consisting of a spiral sprin the of the cable no longer run the risk of being ends of whichare fixed tothe iron and to a torn away. hen the plug it has been put 2o crank lever mounted so that it can swing in, ironing can be begun. In the to and fro on a table clamp, 1vvhich lever follows the movement of the iron at the cable lies in the movement offthej. iron so that the cable is expanding and contracting spiral spring 65,

relieved of the pull of the iron. which remains under compression and at a On the drawings a constructional example certain height above the linen without coming 25 of the invention is shown, a into contact with the latter. If, in ironing, a

Fig. 1 illustrating (in a side view) the devery close approachis made to the table clamp vice fixed to a table plate and connected with then the spiral spring d' always bends away an iron, upwards because its fixing at both ends is Fig. 2 a detail on an enlarged scale, and directed upwards towards the middle. The 0 Figs. 3 and 4 the front and side elevation cable 6 drawn into the spiral spring cl and so of a part, in part section. coming out again in the ironing movement a is an electric iron, the current supply finds a smooth guide in the bush h. If this cable I) of which is secured against kinking guide is dispensed with then the arm f can by a short spiral sprin 0. To the spiral be done away with so that the strap- ,7 is re as spring a there is fixed a ong spiral spring (5 placed by'an angle piece mounted so that it by means of a screw. socket e passed over it can rock. The essential thing is that the and made of pressed metal platethe fixing mountin of the holderj in this case likewise is effected by the last threads of both spiral is not e ected vertically below the point of springs being inserted into each other wherefixing of the spiral spring, in order that 40 upon the screw socket or coupling box e is the crank lever may also follow the movement so screwed firmly on to the point of connection of the iron by swinging about its point of (see also Fig. 2). The other end of the spiral mounting 9 only in this Way is perfect spring 6 is fixed to one arm 7 of a U-shaped guiding of the cable 6 ensured. strap f which is at g mounted so as to be In the place of the above described exeasily rotatable on the upper leg of a table tremely strong and reliable connection clamp g. The other arm f of the strap is formed by'the coupling box a between the t un so high as the arm 7, and is prO- spiral springs 0 and deny other connection vided, in, a bore, with a bushing 71. which may also be used. serves as a guide for the cable I). To the I claim: lower leg of the table clamp 9 there is fixed 1. A guide for the current feed cable of electric irons, comprising a table clamp, a. substantially U-shaped stra mounted on said table clamp to swing a out a vertical axis, an elastic guide tube attached to one 5 end of said U-shaped strap and to the iron, a current feed cable placed in said guide tube, and a table clamp spring prolonged beyond the fixing point whereby to form a gripping I device for the cable. Y

2. A guide for the current feed cable of electric irons, comprising a table clamp, means carried b said table clamp for guiding the current eed cable, anda table clamp spring prolonged beyond the fixing point whereby to form a gripping device for the cable;

3. A guide for the current feed cable of electric irons, comprising a table clamp, a. lever mounted on said table clamp to swing about a vertical axis, and having an arm extended upwardly and out of alinement with the swinging axis of the lever, an elastic guide tube. having one end fixed to the iron, means formed with the free end of the extended arm of said lever for securely fix ing the remaining end of said guide thereto, whereby to cause the arm through said guide to follow the movements of the iron.

v i. A guide forthecurrent feed cable of electric irons, comprising a table clamp, a lever mounted on saidtable clamp'to swing about a vertical axis, andhaving an arm extended upwardly and out of alinement with d the swinging axis of the lever, an elastic guide tube attachedto the free end of the extended arm of the lever and to the iron, a current feed cable placed in said guide tube, and a gripping device for the cable carried by said clamp.

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